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{{anat|ai}}The Jacquard loom was a power loom that simplified the process of manufacturing textiles with such complex patterns as brocade, damask and matelassé with the use of punched cards. It was invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1804, James Burke - a super cool seventies guy — hailed it as an early example of a computer.
{{anat|tech|}}The [[Jacquard loom]] was a power loom that simplified the process of manufacturing textiles with such complex patterns as ''brocade'', ''damask''and ''matelassé'' with the use of punched cards. It was invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1804, and in the mid-seventies technology guru James Burke - a super cool seventies guy — hailed it as an early example of a computer.


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The Jacquard loom was a power loom that simplified the process of manufacturing textiles with such complex patterns as brocade, damaskand matelassé with the use of punched cards. It was invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1804, and in the mid-seventies technology guru James Burke - a super cool seventies guy — hailed it as an early example of a computer.

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